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COLUMBIA, S. C, Wednesday Morning, July 15, 1874. The Killing of OstIi at Belton. We have read the aooonnt of the fatal shooting of John Davia at Belton,* by Deputy United States Bevenue Ool lootor Mattiaon, with muoli pain. In the apologetic statements of the mat ter, we obaerve two whioh seem to be made apon oonjsoturo?one is that the whiskey in charge of Davis and his companions was o? illicit distillation; the other that Davis is said to belong to a gang whioh oonduoted themselves i& SSSS ??" 111S??fi 1'w anma ft ma arm Both statements may be truo, or they may not. It will not do to arrest them io this way, before they are le? gally proved, in vindication of an act whioh, in oar judgment, cannot be de? fended, The lives of men and of citi? zens of this oonntry are too precious to be taken from them apon snob slight provocation by Government of? ficials. In the disoharge of such duties as Darling and Mattiaon were engaged io, they should have been guided by discretion and humanity. Granting, even, that Davis was guilty of viola? tion of law?admitting tbat he was reckless and desperate?that he (did ?not stop when ordered?still he was ? not an outlaw; he was a man, with the rights of a man not forfeited, and dear it may be to some poor lone wife and destitute ohildren or aged and de? pendent parents. It would have been better to let him escape than to take the God-given life in this harsh and violent fashion, making a desolate home, blaokening a name that for aught we know may onoe, or even then, have been fair, and filling the hearts of those who survive him with > lifelong bitterness and despair. We Vfrrotest, with all onr might, against snob rash cruelty, snoh htsty killing, and we call upon the Government to institute the strictest searoh into the whole affair, to declare the men con? cerned in it innocent, if they are inno? cent, or to pnnish them, if they vio? lated its laws and regulations, as tbey appear to have those of a discreet lodgment and a common humanity. Deepening; the Bar of Charleston. The people of Charleston have re Aolvcd to deepen the bar by dredging the Pumpkin Hill Channel to the depth of twenty feet at mean high water. Ia conformity with the sug? gestion of the Chamber of Commerce, the City Council, at a recent meeting, agreed to enter at once into a contract with Professor Maillefert to execute the work. He is to refit and fully famish the steam dredge Josephine and employ it in dredging the channel to the required depth, aod for keeping open hereafter this and the other chan? nel' j across the bar. He is to be ready to begin in sixty days. The amount of $12,000 is to be paid, in monthly instalments of $2,000, to defray the expenses at the outset; and when, within twelve months, tho dredging has been completed so that there shall be created a permanent passage from the harbor to the ocean, nowhere less than 250 feet wide, and nowhere less Jian twenty feet deep at mean high water, upon tnrning over to the City Council the steam dredge Josephine in good order, the contractor is to reoeive the remainder due, namely, $38,000. It was unfortunate that tho Congres? sional appropriation for the bar and harbor of Charleston was so small and inadequate In a national point of view, it is desirable that all obstruc? tions and difficulties in tho way of the business and success of this historical city should be permanently removed. It is all she needs to spring forward to grasp the sceptre >f enlarged commer? cial power. It is thought by Senator Robertson that Congress will reimburse io tho city tho money it has so wisely expended. It should do it, ccrlaiuly, and appropriate as much more in other harbor improvements. It is stated in a city journal that Collector 0. L. Anderson visited the military commander at this poBt, on Monday evening, to ask him to send troops to Belton. Tho commandant did not comply with tho request. We thank the commandant' for his good judgment in this matter. Let Matti son be fairly and impartially tried, bat let the military keep to their quar * ters. They are not hero to overawe the people, or Btifle those instinots oi justice whioh it ought to be every man's pride to cherish. From Cuba comes a strange and somewhat astounding rumor, to tho ef? fect that Gen. Oonoba ia in negotiation with chiefs of the free Cuba movement ior the surrender of the arms and cause of tho patriots to the Spaniards. Oan it be true? Toe Importance of Bread and Butter and Purple and Flni Linen. The Republican Executive Commit? tee, of which R. D. Elliott is the Pre? sident, is called to meet next week, upon "business of importance." This important business is defined by our Radical city contemporary to be more especially "the general issue whether all this matter of reform in something terribly in earnest for the Valvation and perpetuation of our (its) Organiza? tion," as its highest object, or some? thing else. This programme conforms to tbe one giveu by a prominent can? didate for Governor to the New York 7Y??es' correspondent "Tbe leaders ox iue purty,"suid this guide und fu? gleman, "had arrived at the conclusion that their political success depended upon their reformation." In this out lino of projected reform, we find uo trace of thought or aoncern for tho State or its oppressed people. The objects to be subserved are tho "salva? tion and perpetuation of our (the Ra? dical) organization," and its "political , suooe88." Water conveyed in aquo- < duots or iu its natural channels will riee just to the height of its source. | The action of a party, the conclusions < whioh it will reach and carry out in I practice, will correspond to its funda- 1 mental prnoiplo. A party claiming to I have 50,000 majority of votoB, consi- , ders itself to be in desperate straits, ] and trembles for its "politicalsuccess." 1 With the whole American people aall- 1 ing to it to do justice to the minority, reform abuses, correct its thonsaud ' evils of administration, it can only re- . spend, like a dying man catohing at a j straw, that it means to be "terribly in ( earnest" in perpetuating its "organi- < zationl" ' ??There, ye wise" ltads, "behold your lighti youretail" < - 1 Whittemore Before Ills Condiluenla. ] Parson Whittemore held forth on - the 4th of July, at Florence, to a orowd of black and colored people, iu ] a speech which dealt in historical re- . oital, and was void of political biae. 1 This we learn from the Darlington 1 Southerner, which says that special and j extra trains were crowded with enthu- , siastic "celebrants." Tbe Southerner < adds that it would have been well had 1 all the citizens of the County been ' auditors. Three things may bo noted here. ' First?the charaotor of tbe speech. It ' shows that even Whittemore is begin- 1 ning to change bis tuue. Secondly? , the numbers who crowded the trains, but who, as we learn from n gentle? man who was at Florence that day, did not more than half go to Whit- , temore's show. Thirdly?tho hint which the Southerner intimutes, of the immense loss which tbe citizens of the Couuty sustained by not attending it. It is appalling to think of how much wisdom was wasted there that day on the desert air?wisdom which might have greutly aided the weak judgments of tly> voters iu choosing a Senator or member of Congress. We judge, from the circumstances described and from the language of tbe Southerner, that Whittemore hankers after the State j Senate again. If it is tbe same to bim, ' we would prefer that he should run for j Congress. As Moses wishes to be viu dicated by re-election to tho Governor? ship, so Whittemore ought to get even with Congress for its scurvy trick in turning him out, for merely soiling a ship. Wo cannot but admit, however, that there will be a fitness of things in his coming buck here to bo present at the great catastrophe. Editor Pikesix: Tbe comet, visible thesu nights from its different posi? tions in the early and latter parts of the night, may produce the impression and belief with somo that there are two different comets; but it is one aud tho same, aud it seems to movo in a cirolo around tho North star, like the Seven Pointers, or Great Dipper, as sometimes called. It does nob set, as some suppose, but moves somo dis tanco in advance of the Pointers aud more iuward ? that is, making a smaller circuit, with the tail inclined inwards. Being night watch at the Asylum, I cau hove a good open view of it from tho third story of the build? ing. On observing it for some nights, owing to a dense atmosphere or hazi? ness near the horizon, it would disap? pear, and I could not see its courso. But a few nights ago, tho sky re? mained dear and bright. I have notioed it throughout the night aud could see it ull the time. It moved Eastward and quito low, and then gradually began to rise, seemingly keeping a relative distance from the North or Polar star. The lust few nights have been cloudy, so I could not observe any more, but judge by that night its course and movements other nights. BENNET WALLACE. July 13, 1874. A colored minister, Rev. D. F. Smith, has delivered an eneourugiog leoture on Liberia, to an attentive audience of his own oolor, in Charles? ton. He has been there. ?The Fatal, Whiskey Difficult!.? The Union Herald has been famished with the following partioalars of the fatal shooting affray, ia Anderson County, on tho 11th: On Saturday last, Mr. Charles Dar? ling, United States Gauger, and Oupt. Mattison, n Deputy United States Rsveuue Collector, went in pursuit of some whiskey they were informed was being transported out of the village of Bcltun, in Anderson County. Th**y had proceeded but a short distance on the road, when they came upon tho wugou loaded with whiskey of illicit distilbiliou, und immediately Beiz? d the plunder, nud put the men having it iu charge in arrest. Mr. Darling left ihe men iu charge of (Juptutu Mat tisi.u, nud proceeded a short wny tu procure u rope to secure the meu, who were known to be desperate, telling the ctptuiu if they attempted to escape to shout them, or any of them. Taking advantage of the absence of Darling, one of the arrested parties, named Davis, broke away and ran, when Mut tison lired his revolver into him, the ball taking effect iu his breust. The wouuded man ran but a short distuuou until ho fell dead. The wagon und contents were taken iuto town, und Captain Mattison was arrested for the murder and partly for protection, lie is now in jail, guarded by a company of troops lurnisbed by Gen J. Minis Sullivan, of Greenville. Mr. Dirliug left for this oity, where be arrived last ivening. He reports that tho feeling in Belton was very strong ngainst him. Last evening, Collector C. L. Anderson risitod the military commander at this post, with a view tu bavo troops .-cut to Belton. Our iuformaut states the request was not complied with. The Greenville News furnishes the following particulars: About two weeks ago, United States Deputy Marshal Robertson uud Cul ector Muttisou seized in tho upper ; part of this County, near 1,000 gallons , mntrabnnd whiskey, the property of . >ne John Davis, which was brought to :lnv residence of Captain Jennings, , nghtecn miles above this city, and de? posited in his cellur for the night. Mr. Davis succeeded in making his escape. \bout 1 o'clock A. M., tho officers were aroused by a party of men, who lemanded the surrender of the whis key, which prudence dictutt-d they should do. Most of tho whiskey was uauied off, and nobody hurt. From information received on Saturday moruiug last, Captain A. Mattison uud D. A. Darling, Deputy Collectors, pro seeded to Belton, for the purpose of sapturiug John Davis. Cn their ar? rival, they pressed horses into service, iml rode about six miles from Belton, where they overtook Davis and his wagon, with three barrels of whiskey. Tho officers demanded a surrender, both parties drawing arms. After some talk, Davis and Cromer surren? dered, delivering up their arms. Mat? tison was in the road, guarding tho parties, when Darling proceeded to the males to procure a strap, when Davis started off to the woods aud was fired at by Captain Mattison. Tho shot took effect, but Davis proceeded on, and the officer retraced his steps, when they ull drove buck to Belton, leaving the establishment there, und the two officers, with Cromer iu charge, got aboard the train aud came lo Greenville, when Cromer was lodged iu jail. About 9 o'clock on Saturday night, a telegram was received, stating that Davis was dead, and to have the par? ties arrested. James E. Scholield, E-iq., issued a wurrant, which Sheriff Southern executed by quietly arresting Captain Mattison aud lodging him iu jail, when he will be transferred to Auderson this morning. From information received, Sheriff .Southern deemed it prndeut to place u guard around the jail on Sunday night, to prevent a disturbance, hut nothing threatening transpired. The report, no doubt, arose from the fuct that four persons (a committee from Mushy Creek Lodgo of Odd Fellows) arrived in towu who wero appointed to proceed j to Belton uud bring the body uf Davis homo. The coroner's jury in the case of Muttisou was wilful murder. Davis was shot iu the side, the ball ranging upwind through the lungs, and came out about the ceutre ot the breast. The coroner of Anderson forwarded | his warrant to Sheriff* Southern, und . the prisoner will bo seut to Anderson | jail for confinement. The body of Mr. Davis passed through our city yester? day afternoon, in charge of a commit too who had been appointed for thut purpose The deceased was about thirty ycrrs old, lived about uighteoti miles from this city, and was a single man. Tho down train, yesterday morning, for Columbia, curried Deputy Marshal Darling, When the train arrived ut Helton, tho crowd marched into the train in search of Darling, who had taken refuge in tho mail cur, und was , covered up uuder tho mail bar?;). Mr. ' Shelton, (he mail agent, closed tho door, aud staled that tho property in the room belonged to tho United States, nud drew u pistol to defend it. By advice of Capt. G. G. Wells and Msj. Whitnor, tho crowd was quieted, aud permitted Mr. Darling to go un? hurt. It is supposed thut we will have one Darling less in this community for a short while, at loast. Tho excite? ment about the murder of Davis iu Auderson is intouse. A despatch from London givos an account of the death, a day or two since, of a "professor" who attempted to fly from an elevated balloon to tho sarth by means of n flying machine. Without so muoh as a flutter, the poor fellow dropped to tho earth and was killod in an instant. The Victory in Arkansas.?Tho re? sult of the recent election in Arkansas cannot bat be gratifying to tho De? mocracy of the country. For years pant, since reconstruction laws and constitutional amendments turned the Southern States over to tho control of oarpot-buggers and negroes in 18(38, Arknnsus has been giving heavy ma? jorities to the Radicals. fcihe seemed to be iu us helpless and hopeless a condition us South Carolina Her thieves wero ns numerous, hold aud powerful, her rings vrtdl organized nnd unscrupulous, yet to-day her free? dom is attested by a majority ol tjy 000. An ehctiou was recently ord< red upon tbe question of calling it Constitutional Couveutiou. Tbe Radicals opposed, the Democrats aud Conservatives ad? vocated the inovetuuut.. Tnu returns sh.?\v a cleau majority tit" ??.UUO, niiil tin* Democrats elect delegate-, from ? Vf.y Couuty in Ihn Stale tXcept two. The convention will do away with all tbo restrictions lipon sollt age imposed l?y the Cluyiou Government' there will uo louger be. dislruuohise meuts uud disabilities, uud at, leu at 10,000 additioual voters will bu free to cast their ballot-, against misrule. We will soon hnvo another Democrat in tho United Slates Sonate, uud tbe six votes of Atkausa? will be cast for the Democratic nominee in 1876. Oregon, Connecticut, New Ilampsbire, Ohio, Indiana, Arkansas?pretty good woik has been done in the last two years. [A iir/ustu Chronicle and Ssnlinel. A National Certificate. ?Among the medicinal successes of modern times, Hostettur's Stomach Hitters bus been one of the most remarkable. Its popularity is unprecedented, but can? not be called astonishing, inasmuch as no man of common sensu is astonished that the must effective and wholesome tonic and alterative science Las ever brought to the rescue of the sick or offered us a safeguard uguiutd diseuse should bo in all but universal use. If ever a proprietary medicine received a spontaneous national certificate, Hos? tet ter's Hitters is that medicine. Mtdi cal meu approve and prescribe it. Wherever it bus fair play, it tukes tbo place of the adulterated stimulants which have so long disgruced tbe dis? pensary and the hospital, aud promi? nent members of every profession uud uulliug have testified, in the most emphatic language, to its curative and protective properties. During u triumpbuut career of nearly a quarter of a century, hundreds of nostrums have been started iu opposi? tion to the great tonic, with the hope of attracting u portion of the patrouage bestowed upon it. Not one of tbeso preparations has hud any permanent success. Many have gone to the limbo of things despised; others arc tottering to their full. Neither tiery ustringeuts uor soul-scouring mixtures have boun accepted by a wide-awake public as an equivalent for tbo genial vegetable restorative; and as long us Hostatter's Bitters prevent and cure dyspepsia, biliousness, nervous diseases, constipa? tion, fover nud ague, rheumatism aud general debility, und these empirical preparations do not, tho tried specific will bo in the ascendant. Truth is mighty, and will prevail. Julyl2t4[il Souenck's Sea Weed Tonic.?Iu tho atmosphere experiouced here during the summer months, the lethargy pro? duced by tbe beat takes away tno de? sire for wholesome food, aud frequent perspirations reduce bodily energy, particularly those miffi-ring from the effects of debilitating diseases. In order to keep a natural healthful ac? tivity of thu system, we mu.it resort to artificial means. For this purpose, Suhenck's Sea Weed Tonic is very effectual. A few doses will creato an appetite aud give fresh vigor to tho enervated body. For dyspepsia, it is invaluable. Many eminent, physicians have doubted whether dyspepsia can bu permanently cured by tbo drugs which are generally employed for that purpose Tbo Sea Weed Tonic, iu its nature, is totally different from such drugs. It contains no corrosive mine? rals or acids?in fact, it assists the re? gular operations of uaturu, aud sup? plies her deficiencies. The Tonic, in its nature, so much resembles tbe gas? tric juice, that it is almost identical with that fluid. The gastric juico is the natural solvent which, in a healthy condition of tbo body, causes tho food to bo digested; uud ft Lien this [jtlieo is not excreted in sufUcioot quan? tities, iudigestiou, with all its distrcss I ing symptoms, follows. Tho Sea Weed I Tonic performs the duty of tbo gastric juico when tbo latter is deficient. Scheue!;'? Sea Weed Tonic is sold by all druggists. July 9 fl3 ?. -.-?? Hear Arguments.?Tbo bear inte? rest of tho North is determined that the next crop of the South shall bo a largo one. They have even disco? vered that what appear to bo misfor? tunes are really blessiugs in disguise. The great flood in the South-west, last spring, which covered thousands of square miles of tho finest cotton lands in tho country aud reduced tbotisuuds of agricultural laborers to tho poiut of starvation, has really brightened tbo prospect of a largo yield of tho staple. Tho New York Daily Bulletin has tho amusing effrontery to assert iu tliis couuectiou: "Hut experience has do moustratcd that inundations are not always calamitous; but that, on tho ooutrnry, tho South is actually bene? fited by thom." Tho bears will inform us after awhile that caterpillars and tho army worm are the necessary adjuncts of a largo crop. ?-? Hy tho death of Governor Caldwcll, Lieutouaut-Goveruor Curtis H. Brog don, of Wayne, becomes tho Governor of North Carolina, to fill the unexpired term ending on tho first of January, 1877. The.thinning out of the employees at Washington has borne most heavily upon the Treasury and War Depirt monts, tho former of whioh loet 700. More than half came from tho Bureau of Engraving and Friuting, which ?ongreBsmeu have made use of as a kind of hospital for importunate ap? plicants, who could not bo elsewhere bestowed, ns tho chief of the bureau was not rostrioted iu the number of his appointments. Tho wages rarely amounted to moro than $50 a mouth for women, and now Congress has pro? vided u spec.lie sum for the working of tho bureau, the same as iu other brauches of the department. The force, which numbered 1,300 persons, is now cut down below 1,000. United States District Court, CiiauijEston, July 13?Judge Bryan presiding.?In the matter of T. H. Colcoek und A. II. Hoyward, copart? ners us Colcoek Sc Hoyward, petition fur the appointment of trustees to wiud up the basin es*, ko., it was or? dered that nil proceedings npon the said petition iu bankruptcy be stayed until tho further order of the Court. In the matter of the Bluo Bidge Rail rond Company, rule upon Anson Bungs anil others to show cause why t.ie order postponing the sale ahould not be vacated, tho return to the rule was made by Hon. A. G. Magrath, and ou motiou ot McCrady & Son, the hearing was postponed till Thursday, 16th instant. A colored man insulted Dr. J. E. Durr, of Gruuiteville, ou Sutnrday last, when bo knocked him down. Shortly afterwards a party of his friends armed themselves and went in search of the doctor, but did not find him. A number of white citizens, hearing of the affair, promptly armed aud held themselves in readiness to re? sist the intended attack. Thu blacks finally drew off; but there was con? siderable excitomont among the resi? dents. Docisle Suicide.?Mortimer Moy nahau, who was prominently connect? ed with the Fenian movement, and of late earning his livelyhood in New York by writing for weekly papers, was fouud Saturday in his room, in a teuemeut house, dying from the effects of a doso of Paris green. In the same j room was the already decomposed body of his wifo Mary, who bad died from the effects of a dose of Paris green. Poverty drove the people to commit suicide. Death of a Brave Boy.?A son of John Babcock,- aged eighteen years, was drowned at Pembroke, Me., re? cently, after he had succeeded iu plac? ing four hoys on the gunwale of a boat whioh had capsized while rowing. The boys conld not swim, and young Babcock was swimmrng behind the boat, pushing it ashore, and was taken with cramps. He had dived twice and brought up one of the boys, who lost his hold on the gunwale. The Wilmington Star, referring to the fatal difficulty which occurred at Mulhn's Depot, in Marion County, a few days ago, Bays the young men? Hieksand Gilohrist- were good friends. They had harsh words at a froliek, on Wednesday, which was renewed, when Hicks was struck with a piece of board, from the effects of which ho died. Gilchrist is overwhelmed with grief at tho result of the affair. Hicks was from Raleigh, N. C. George Washington, colored, shot and killed a white man, named Duun, at Texarkana, Ark., on Saturday last. Washingfou was arrested, and while being taken to jail attempted to es? cape, and was shot and killed. Ed. Maokey is for reform. Ho warns the Republican party of the fate of Georgia, Arkansas und other Southern States which were ouce under Radical control. IIo sees tho hand-writing on the wall. A destructive ruiu storm in Phila? delphia on Sunday, washed up a num? ber of culverts and bridges, and did a vast amount of damage. An invontion by which fonr messages can be seut at the same time on one telegraph wire has recently been tested in New York. A number of colored tax-payers of Charleston have nominated ex-Gov. Wm. Aiken for the gubernatorial chair nt the uext election. Meetings are to be held in Charles? ton, this eveuing, for tho purpose of organizing Tax Uuious. Charles Mulder was killed at Ches? ter, Md., on tho 12th, by a railroad train. Whiff* of Ararat is tho unme of n ?>npor published there. Grand Concert IIY THE COLUMBIA CHORAL UNION ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 22,1874, FOR THE Benefit of Palmetto Orphan Home \! AT PAH 1CUK'S II A 111.? ADMISSION 11.00. Socuro P.oservo boats at Ly brand's Music Store. Ticket w fur salo at Lylirand'a Music Store, and by soliciting committees. July 15 Something New and Beautiful! ? ? - ? ? ABRAMS' PATENT Cast-Iron Grave Covering! TEUUlTOllIAl, RIGHTS FOlt SALB, JA. RUMBEY, Agent for Sonth Caro ? lina for tho above beautiful decora? tions, can bo found ferafow days at tho it ore of M. II. berry, where, specimens can '. be seen. Qroat inuncements offered to parties purchasing territorial rights. I Jnly 13 0* Crrx IMiiTEns.?Subscribe for the Phcekix. The weather feels more like Septeir il-T_!_ Wo Am'* xomnliiin luui i/uij, trs v?v>u ?? j however. Advertising ia to business what steam is to machinery?the grand propelling power. The engagement of the comet will Boon terminate. Those who admire the stellar attraction had better make the most of it now. And now somebody wants to know whether tho comet has anything to do with the recent eool nights we have ull bo much enjoyed. Tho ?uaua'a>/ius-certificate-indebted ucss matter still bangs fire. No deci? sion rendered yet. "Hope deferred," etc. W. D. Love, Esq , has returuedfrom a short visit to Glenn's Springs, feel? ing healthy, recuperated and in good condition for business. It is shrewdly observed that saw duet pills would oure a great many diseases, if the patient would only mako his own saw-doBt. Ex-Representative SimonB requests us to eay that he is a candidate for the Legislature again, but on the Nash ticket. It is eaid that Tim. Hurley has con? tracted with brick-makers in Colum? bia for 2,300,000 bricks for the build? ing of the new theatre on Meeting btreet, Charleston. A grand concert will be given by the Choral Union, next Wednesday even? ing, for the benefit of the Palmetto Orphan Home. Let each of us buy a ticket, aud givo the Home a large sum in the aggregate. We will have a fine treat iu the way of music. General C. L. Anderscu has de? parted for Greenville, to have his Deputy, Muttison, brought to Colum? bia. Iu the present justly-excited condition of tho people, it would be as well not to attempt any unusual pro? ceedings. We have boen informed that persons holding past duo coupons of the city of Columbia have presented them to the City Clerk, iu payment for licenses, and they were refused. It would be advisable to consider this matter care? fully, as trouble may arise?a great many of these ooupons being held by parties outside the State. A colored youngster, called "Bob," who figured in tho police courts re? peatedly, was overhauled by Police? man Miles, on Monday last, while he was overhauling Judge Willard's pre? mises. The young thief has been, leniently dealt with heretofore, and severo punishment should now be muted out to him. This last case was one of regnlar house breaking. 'AitnEST op a Murderer.?Iu De? cember, 1865, a difficulty occurred in Butcher Town, between two young men, named Tyler Starling and John Raleigh, (or John Thompson, as he was commonly called,) in which the former was shot and killed by the lat? ter. Raleigh succeeded in making bis escape, and nothing was heard of him nntil several months ago, when he quietly dropped into Columbia, bat only remained a short time, and kept close. It is etated that he wanted at that time to give himself up totho of? ficials and stand a trial?feeling satis? fied that tbe punishment would be light. His friends opposed it, and he again disappeared. A despatch was received, yesterday, by Chief Nixon, from tho authorities in Philadelphia, that Raleigh had been arrested in that city, and had stated that he had com? mitted a murder iu Columbia, and giv? ing tho particulars. Last night, Chief Nixon and Mr. Thos. Pope departed for the (Junker City, for the purpose of bringing Raleigh to this city for trial. Mail Arrangements.?Northern nail opens 6.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; closes IIA. M., 6 P.M. Charleston opens 8 A. M.,5.30 P.M.; closes 8 A. M..6P. M. Western opens 6 A. M., IP. M.; closos 6, 1.30 P. M. Greenville opens 6.15 P. M.; oloses 6 A. M. Wil miugtou apons 4 P. M.; closes 10.30 A. M. On Suuday open from 2.30 to 3.30.P. M. List of New Advertisements. Abrams' Patent Grave Covering. Meoting Riohland Lodge. Columbia Choral Concert. Hotel Arrivals, July 14, 1874.? Wheeler House?J Jenkins, Ga; C C Puller, Charleston; T B Johnston, Sumter; B D Townsend, Sooioty Hill, C A Darling, city; A H Davoga, J E Wylie, Chester; J C Sheppard, Edge field; T T Ware, N C; T S Goodwyn, Fort Motte; M Glover, W innsboro; T C James, N C. Hendrix House?S A Gregg and wife, S A Gregg, Jr, W H Ross, Darlington; Miss V Burress, Anderson; R F Pogue and son, Charleston; J H Flowers. Sumter; D P Hartley, Batesburg; J E Blaok, Cherokee Springs.